Tom, You're a white, anglo-saxon male...sorry =)
-Charles ------------------------------------------- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 6:49 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Verizon in the Fixed Wireless business Felix, Thanks for the follow up post. It sheds some additional light on what its all about. I wonder if that GSA contract (Networx Universal) has a small business set aside portion included. Required of the winners to subcontract to? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Felix A. Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Verizon in the Fixed Wireless business > Tom: I'm glad you posted the weblink. The > Verizon/FibreTower announcment is part of the large > GSA RFP Networx Universal and Networx Enterprise RFP, > whereby "AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon won > spots on Universal. The same three companies also got > places on Enterprise, along with Sprint and Level 3 > Communications. Sprint bid unsuccessfully for a place > on Universal. Bechtel, is an AT&T partner for AT&T¡¦s > Networx offerings. > http://www.gcn.com/print/26_15/44523-1.html > The only thing I did not see here is the convergence > of wireless witih mission critical radio (two way > radio) that emerged on the scene with Katrina. > > FiberTower will operate under a fixed-wireless > subcontract agreement with each carrier as they > compete for telecommunications business from > government agencies. > > I think it will be interesting to follow our taxpayers > dollars spent on this program in the next ten ot tweny > years. And an opportunity for our federal government > to updrade our federal systems. > http://www.gcn.com/print/26_15/44523-1.html > >>From a technologies point of view, the CEO of > FibreTower is from Flarion who got purchased by > Qualcomm. The co-founder of Flarion was Lars > Johannson. Lars is a very sharp engineer who went on > to Beceem Communiations as executive in the > development of Mobile WiMax 802.16(e) chipsets and > frontrunner of WiMAX for OEMs and ODMs. For those > following Beceem.. Intel was a big investor in BeCeem, > both based here in the Silicon Valley. And Intel > developed the new mobile Centrino platorm called > Montevina which offers WiFi/WiMax enabled laptops. > http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2007/intel-montevina-wimax > (plz pardon the self-promotion but it is a good > summary) > > Here are some refererence links: > Fibertower Earnings Statement - take a look at EBITDA > http://www.fibertower.com/corp/downloads/press_releases/FT_Q107_Earnings_Release.pdf: > > Networx Universal & Sprint Vs Verizon > http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/04/03/sprint_to_meet_gsa_soon_on_telecom_bid/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Technology+stories > > BeeCeem: > http://www.lightreading.com/insider/document.asp?doc_id=85629 > > Felix > > --- Tom DeReggi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> A couple months late posting. But interesting to >> see Verizon working its >> way into Fixed Wireless. >> >> > http://www.fibertower.com/corp/solutions-government-networx.shtml >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> -- >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user > panel and lay it on us. > http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/865 - Release Date: 6/24/2007 > 8:33 AM > > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
